Category Archives: Application

Actions Matching Our Words

At the church I attend, we are studying the book of James on Wednesday night.  We are using a study guide by David Jeremiah and he asks:  “Why is it so important that our actions align with our words?”. [1]  … Continue reading

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Doing What Is Right

I have been reading in Proverbs lately.  One does not expect lessons in theology from Proverbs but two verses highlight what we have been saying in this blog. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but … Continue reading

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Knowing God’s Will

A few blogs ago (July 9, 2023, The Best Teacher) we discussed how we know what to believe about Christianity given all the different denominational beliefs and the interpretations of the Bible.  The Holy Spirit, as we discussed, is the … Continue reading

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Soul Damage

“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”   (Luke 6:27-28 ESV) Many might question why Jesus would instruct us to … Continue reading

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Idle Hands

“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop” is an old saying of which we all are familiar.  Some think it is based upon Proverbs 16:27-29 although most translations would not render that meaning.  It has been a familiar saying for centuries … Continue reading

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Can Science Prove God’s Existence?

Recently I finished reading a book by Eric Metaxas entitled Is Atheism Dead?.  I had read another book by Metaxas about Bonhoeffer.  Metaxas is a good writer so when I heard about this book it was a given I would … Continue reading

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Counsel and Might

I just keeping running across what the Bible says about wisdom and understanding.  In previous blogs we have discussed passages from Proverbs and Job.  The latest is from the prophet Isaiah in which he describes the attributes of the Messiah. … Continue reading

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Wisdom and Understanding

Job 28 is a very interesting and poetic chapter.  It describes the technology and effort humans utilized during Job’s time to find, mine, and refine silver, gold, iron, copper, and precious stones. In Job 28, Job contrasts the human search … Continue reading

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Is Christianity Anti-Intellectual?

Some might consider the Christian worldview to be anti-intellectual.  Why?  Because according to the dictionary definition an anti-intellectual is someone who “is opposed to or hostile toward intellectuals” and  the modern theories associated with them.  An anti-intellectual also “believes that … Continue reading

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Adam and Eve

A question that is often asked about the fall of Adam and Eve is:  Why was God’s punishment so severe when they ate of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?  For the simple act of eating of the … Continue reading

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